Falling for Jackie Kennedy
Many Americans only got their first look at Jackie during the inaugural ceremonies, but her fashion sense and unflappable poise soon made her one of the country’s most admired first ladies.
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Tag Archives: John F. Kennedy
A Very Eligible Politician
It was unusual for the Post to run a feature article on a senator, particularly one as young and inexperienced as John F. Kennedy.
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Kennedy on the Campaign Trail
It’s hard to remember that John F. Kennedy faced serious obstacles in his bid for the presidency. Don’t miss part two of our series “Reconstructing Kennedy.”
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Rethinking Kennedy’s Camelot
In the years following the death of President Kennedy, many people often spoke of his presidency as an idyllic time. They dubbed those pre-assassination days as “Camelot,” a noble, idyllic but ultimately doomed kingdom.
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How the Early 1960s Looked to Americans
Even before Kennedy became president, changes were reshaping America. View a gallery of telephones, TVs, cars, and more as they transformed from 1953 to 1963.
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Why Kennedy Still Matters
The 35th president completed only three years of his term and left behind a pile of unfinished projects and unraveling plans. Yet Americans consistently rank him among our greatest presidents. Archivist Jeff Nilsson explains why we still love JFK.
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A Surprisingly Popular Presidency
Despite political opposition–and a few arguable failures in policy and tactic–John F. Kennedy remained a popular, well-regarded president throughout his short term in office. Archivist Jeff Nilsson explains why.
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The Post Reports: Reconstructing Kennedy
Fifty years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, read about him as he was seen in his time, before a half century of re-evaluation, criticism, and second-guessing.
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JFK: The Most Eligible and Least Justifiable Bachelor
In this 1953 article, the Post introduced a then-little known John F. Kennedy to a national audience as “The Senate’s Gay Young Bachelor.”
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John F. Kennedy, In Memoriam
As an entire country lay in mourning in 1963, the Post released a special tribute issue to the fallen president just weeks after his death.
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Looking Back at JFK
Archival photos from The Saturday Evening Post: From Kennedy’s campaign for the presidency to his death.
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50 Years Ago: The Kennedy-Wallace Showdown on Integration
The big story of 1963 was civil rights, and the challenges to Brown v. Board of Education.
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Classic Covers: Presidents
At the time The Saturday Evening Post described him as, “the heaviest President, the most traveled President, the best-natured President and the first golf player to occupy the White House.”
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Classic Covers: Leading Men
Sure, 1960’s and 70’s covers depicted the Vietnam War and politics. But happily, on occasion, a celebrity showed up. Last week, it was leading ladies. This week, celebrity covers showing some of the hottest male actors of the 1960s and 70s. We’ll call them our “leading men.”
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The Day Mom Called the White House
In a true story, a proud son recalls how his determined Irish mother phoned President Kennedy on a Sunday afternoon—a call that changed their lives forever.
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The Unanswerable Question: Who Killed JFK?
There is no better example of Americans’ chronic suspicion of their government than the fate of the Warren Commission Report, released just months after the president’s death.
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